JP5361550B2 - Elevator security system and reader device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an elevator security system which connects a card reader to an elevator control panel, dispenses with a table for the elevator control panel for specifying a control panel from a reader number and promptly reflects information from card control to the control panel. <P>SOLUTION: The elevator security system 1000a includes an elevator control panel 7 and a card reader 3 corresponding to the elevator control panel 7. A reader side security communication unit 33 sends a card ID read by an identification information reading unit 33 to a building security system control unit 12. The building security system control unit 12 specifies a usable floor number with reference to a table 12-1 from the card ID, and sends it back to the card reader 3 as use floor number. A reader side communication interface 31 sends the use floor number to a control panel side communication interface 71 that is communicably connected. The elevator control panel 7 can input only floor represented by the floor number indicated by the use floor information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an elevator security system in which a reader device such as a card reader is associated with an elevator operation panel.

A conventional elevator security system (Patent Document 1) is configured as shown in FIG. The configuration of FIG. 6 will be briefly described below. In FIG. 6, which shows a conventional elevator security system,
(A) For example, when the user causes the card reader 3 on the 1F (first floor) hall to read the card information, the card reader 3 displays the read information (for example, card ID) and its own card reader number on the building security system control unit. 12 to send. As shown in FIG. 6, each “car (or landing) operation panel” is provided with a corresponding card reader.
(B) The building security system control unit 12 refers to the table 12-1 (the table in which the card ID is associated with the floor number indicating the available floor) using the received card ID as a key. Thus, the floor number is specified. When the building security system control unit 12 specifies the floor number, it transmits the received card reader number and the floor number specified based on the received card ID to the elevator control panel 11.
(C) The elevator control panel 11 determines a corresponding elevator car (or landing) operation panel from the received card reader number by using a table 11-1, which will be described later. Deliver the floor number that is allowed to. As a result, the permitted floor (the floor indicated by the floor number) can be input to the car (or landing) operation panel as the destination.

(D) When the card reader fails, the building security system control unit 12 sends the corresponding card reader number and card reader failure information to the elevator control panel 11.
(E) The elevator control panel 11 refers to the table 11-1, identifies the corresponding car (or landing) operation panel from the card reader number, and distributes the operation panel prohibition release signal to the corresponding operation panel. Thereby, when the card reader breaks down, the car (or landing) operation panel can be used. Table 11-1 describes the correspondence between the operation panel and the card reader corresponding to the operation panel.

JP 2008-280117 A

  In the case of the above configuration, the elevator control panel 11 performs “table 11-1” (card reader number and car (or landing) operation for determining the corresponding car (or landing) operation panel from the card reader number. A table showing the correspondence between the board and the board is required. That is, there has been a problem that the elevator control panel 11 needs to enter (set) the relationship between the building security system and the elevator system (setting work for each building (order processing work)).

  Further, by performing communication through a route of “card operation → card reader → building security system control unit 12 → elevator control panel 11 → car (or landing) operation panel”, predetermined communication is performed via the elevator control panel 11. Have to happen. For this reason, there has been a problem that it takes time until predetermined information is reflected from the card operation to the car (or landing) operation panel.

  The present invention does not require a table for determining the corresponding operation panel from the card reader number in the elevator control panel 11, and speeds up the process from the card operation until the predetermined information is reflected on the operation panel. For the purpose.

The elevator security system of the present invention comprises:
An identification information reading unit that reads identification information of a predetermined type;
The identification information read by the identification information reading unit holds floor number correspondence information in which the predetermined type of identification information is associated with a floor number of a floor that is permitted to use an elevator. Security control that, upon receiving predetermined identification information, identifies a floor number corresponding to the received identification information by searching the floor number correspondence information and returns the identified floor number as use floor information Reading to transmit to the device, receive the usage floor information corresponding to the transmitted identification information from the security control device, and transmit the received usage floor information to a predetermined elevator operation panel connected to be communicable A reader device having a side communication unit;
An operation panel side communication unit that is the predetermined elevator operation panel and receives the use floor information transmitted by the reading side communication unit of the reader device;
An elevator operation panel having an operation panel side control unit that receives a destination floor according to a floor number indicated by the use floor information received by the operation panel side communication unit is provided.

  According to the present invention, the elevator control panel 11 does not require the table 11-1 for determining the corresponding operation panel from the card reader number, and the process from the card operation until the predetermined information is reflected on the operation panel. It can be speeded up.

The block diagram of the elevator security system 1000a in Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a card reader 3 and the like in the first embodiment. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the card reader 3 in the first embodiment. The block diagram of the reader apparatus etc. in Embodiment 2. FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a reader device in a third embodiment. The figure which shows a prior art.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
The first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Hereinafter, the “car (or landing) operation panel” is referred to as an elevator operation panel. That is, the elevator operation panel includes both a “car operation panel” installed in the car and a “platform operation panel” installed in the hall.

  FIG. 1 shows a configuration of an elevator security system 1000a according to the first embodiment. The difference between FIG. 1 and FIG. 6 showing the prior art is as follows. That is, in FIG. 1, the elevator operation panel and a card reader arranged corresponding to the elevator operation panel communicate directly. In FIG. 1, communication between the corresponding card reader and the elevator operation panel is indicated by an arrow 9. By this communication, the elevator control panel 11 does not need to have the table 11-1 shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 1, the floor number and the health check (life / death monitoring signal) permitted to the corresponding elevator operation panel are transmitted from the card reader.

  FIG. 1 will be described briefly. FIG. 1 shows an elevator security system 1000 a installed in the building 1. The elevator security system 1000a includes a plurality of card readers 3 (reader devices), a plurality of elevator operation panels, an elevator control panel 11, and a building security system control unit 12 (security control device). The plurality of card readers 3 are installed corresponding to each building door 6 in the building 1 and each elevator operation panel, and are connected to the building security system control unit 12. The plurality of elevator operation panels are connected to the elevator control panel 11. Further, as described as the arrow 9, the elevator operation panel and the card reader installed corresponding to each elevator operation panel can communicate.

  FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing main components of the card reader and the elevator operation panel. The card reader and the elevator operation panel are added with a communication interface, and can transmit and receive each other. As will be described later, the usage floor information determined in accordance with the card operation (which will be described later, which means a floor number that is permitted to be used) is directly transmitted from the card reader to the elevator operation panel via the communication interface.

(Configuration of elevator operation panel 7)
The elevator operation panel 7 includes an operation panel side communication interface 71 (operation panel side communication unit) that communicates with the card reader, an operation panel side control unit 72 that performs processing such as input reception of the destination floor, and an operation panel side that displays information. A display unit 73 is provided.

(Configuration of card reader 3)
The card reader 3 includes an identification information reading unit 32 that reads a card ID (identification information) stored in the card 21 of the user 20 and a reader side communication interface 31 that communicates with the operation panel side communication interface 71 (of the reading side communication unit). An example), a reader-side security communication unit 33 (an example of a reading-side communication unit) that communicates with the building security system control unit 12 is provided.

(Configuration of building security system control unit 12)
The building security system control unit 12 has the table 12-1 described in FIG. 6 (a table in which a card ID is associated with a floor number indicating an available floor: floor number correspondence information).

  In the configuration of FIG. 2, after the card operation by the user 20, communication is performed through a route of “card operation → card reader 3 → building security system control unit 12 → card reader 3 → elevator operation panel corresponding to the card reader 3”. The predetermined communication can be performed without going through the elevator control panel 11. For this reason, signal processing on the elevator side is reduced and the response is accelerated.

(Matter of operation)
FIG. 3 shows an operation flowchart of the card reader 3 of the first embodiment. The operation of the card reader 3 will be described with reference to FIG.

  When the identification information reading unit 32 reads the card information (card ID) in S11, the reader-side security communication unit 33 of the card reader sends the card ID (ID = 001) to the building security system control unit 12, and The reader number is transmitted (S12).

  The building security system control unit 12 refers to the table 12-1, identifies the floor number “1, 3, 5” from “ID = 001”, and uses the identified floor number “1, 3, 5”. It returns to the card reader 3 as information. Thus, the use floor information is information including available floor numbers.

  The reader-side security communication unit 33 receives usage floor information from the building security system control unit 12 (S13). Then, the card reader 3 transmits the usage floor information received from the building security system control unit 12 from the reader side communication interface 31 to the operation panel side communication interface 71 of the elevator operation panel 7 (S14). When the operation panel side communication interface 71 receives the usage floor information, the operation panel side control unit 72 of the elevator operation panel 7 is in a state where it can accept only the floor number indicated by the usage floor information for a certain period of time. In this example, the operation panel side control unit 72 can accept only the floor number “1, 3, 5” as the destination floor.

(Healthy check signal)
The reader side communication interface 31 continuously transmits a healthy check signal indicating that the reader side communication interface 31 is normal to the operation panel side communication interface 71. In this case, the reader-side security communication unit 33 of the card reader 3 monitors the communication state with the building security system control unit 12 (S15), and determines that the communication with the building security system control unit 12 is abnormal, the reader The transmission of the healthy check (life monitoring) signal to the elevator operation panel (operation panel side communication interface 71) by the side communication interface 31 is stopped (S16), and when it becomes normal, the health check communication is resumed (S17). When the operation panel side communication interface 71 is receiving a health check signal, the operation panel side control unit 72 sets the floor of the floor number indicated by the use floor information only when the use floor information is received. However, if the health check signal cannot be received by the operation panel side communication interface 71 (S16), the operation panel prohibition state is canceled, and if the floor is input, the input floor is set as the destination floor. Accept.

(Operation panel side communication interface 71)
Although not shown in the figure, the usage floor information directly transmitted from the card reader 3 via the operation panel side communication interface 71 is configured to be compatible with the information from the elevator control panel 11. If it carries out like this, the input / output terminal which operate | moves in parallel with communication with the elevator control panel 11 will be added to the communication apparatus (not shown) with the elevator control panel 11 in an elevator operation panel, and operation to this input / output terminal will be carried out. By simply connecting the panel-side communication interface 71, the usage floor information directly transmitted from the card reader 3 via the operation panel-side communication interface 71 can be handled as if it were controlled by the elevator control panel 11. In this way, the elevator operation panel can be provided with a judgment and registration means for reflecting the use floor information on the push button function for registering the destination floor alone, and for the destination floor registration according to the use floor information. A function for enabling / disabling the push button can be set.

  In the first embodiment described above, the table 12-1 of the building security system control unit 12 may be a table storing doors and elevator floors that can be accessed for each individual, There may be a table that stores the doors that can be used for each group such as a department and the use floor of the elevator.

(In case of failure)
In the first embodiment described above, when an abnormality of the building security system is detected (that is, when the health check signal cannot be received), the elevator operation panel cancels the operation panel prohibition (makes the elevator operation panel usable). It was decided to perform (an example of a predetermined operation set in advance). This is to prevent the elevator from becoming unusable if the building security system fails. However, there is a need to disable the elevator when the building security system breaks down in order to increase building security. In such a case, the elevator operation panel displays “the status of communication with the card reader is prohibited and the operation of the elevator operation panel is prohibited, and the operation panel side display unit 73 of the elevator operation panel displays the failure status of the building security system. (An example of a predetermined operation set in advance).

  In the first embodiment, the case where the card reader 3 reads information stored in the card 21 from the card 21 has been described as an example. However, the reader device is not limited to the combination of the card reader and the card information, and the reader device reads the biological information. It doesn't matter. For example, a reader device corresponding to a card reader reads a user's fingerprint and transmits it to the building security system control unit 12. The building security system control unit 12 holds correspondence information between a genuine fingerprint and an available floor number instead of the correspondence between the card ID and the available floor number. Thereby, the building security system control part 12 can specify an available floor number from the received fingerprint.

  In the first embodiment described above, the elevator operation panel 7 reflects the use floor information received directly from the card reader 3 in its own push button function without receiving control information from the elevator control panel 11. A table on the control panel 11 is not required, and setting work (order processing work) for each building is not required.

  In Embodiment 1 described above, when the card reader 3 detects an abnormality in the building security system, the communication with the elevator operation panel 7 is stopped. Therefore, the elevator operation panel 7 confirms the communication state with the card reader 3. It is possible to determine whether or not to cancel the operation panel prohibition (make the elevator operation panel usable). As a result, even when monitoring the failure of the building security system, the table processing of the elevator control panel 11 becomes unnecessary, and the setting work (order processing work) for the individual building becomes unnecessary.

  In the first embodiment described above, the table 12-1 is stored that stores the doors and elevator floors that can be used for each individual, and the card reader 3 is used to make a determination using the table 12-1. In the building security system permitting the passage of the door of the building and the use of the elevator, the card reader 3 is provided with a communication interface for communicating with the elevator operation panel 7, and the usage floor determined from the card reader 3 according to the operation of the card reader 3 The elevator security system that transmits information (floor information permitting use) to the elevator operation panel 7 has been described.

  In the first embodiment described above, the elevator security system that stops communication with the elevator operation panel when the card reader detects an abnormality in the building security system has been described.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
The second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the elevator security system 1000a of the first embodiment, the card reader 3 transmits the card ID read from the card 21 to the building security system control unit 12 as it is. On the other hand, the elevator security system 1000b according to the second embodiment includes a reader device 30 that reads a predetermined type of identification information instead of the card reader 3 according to the first embodiment. Here, the “predetermined type of identification information” refers to information other than information stored on the card, such as biometric information such as a user's fingerprint, or a continuous portion of a part of a regular password consisting of redundant alphanumeric characters. Information.

  The identification information reading unit 32 reads identification information of a predetermined type as described above. Further, the identifier correspondence information storage unit 34 stores identifier correspondence information indicating a correspondence relationship between a predetermined type of identification information registered as authentic and a correspondence identifier that is an identifier uniquely associated with the identification information. doing. That is, the “predetermined type of identification information” read by the identification information reading unit 32 has a predetermined type, for example, a fingerprint (hereinafter, fingerprint is assumed). The identifier correspondence information storage unit 34 associates a plurality of fingerprints registered as authentic with correspondence identifiers uniquely associated with each fingerprint (for example, a user's authentic fingerprint and the user's uniqueness). Is stored as identifier correspondence information.

(Description of operation)
When the fingerprint is read by the identification information reading unit 32, the search unit 35 searches for the corresponding identifier of the identifier corresponding information based on the read fingerprint. Specifically, “search based on the read fingerprint” means that the search unit 35 determines whether or not there is a registered fingerprint that is recognized to match the read fingerprint. The correspondence identifier corresponding to the registered fingerprint is specified. When the correspondence identifier (for example, ID001) is specified by the search of the retrieval unit 35, the reader side communication interface 31 transmits the correspondence identifier to the building security system control unit 12 having the table 12-1a.

  Subsequent operations are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  In the elevator security system 1000b according to the second embodiment, since the reader device reads information other than the information stored in the card, a highly convenient elevator security system can be provided.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of hardware resources of the reader device according to the first embodiment or the second embodiment realized by a computer. In FIG. 5, the reader device includes a CPU 810 (Central Processing Unit) that executes a program. The CPU 810 includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) 811, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 812, a display device 813, operation keys 814, a first security unit 815 that communicates with the building security system control unit 12, and an elevator operation panel via a bus 825. Are connected to a second communication unit 816 that communicates with the reader, a read unit 817 that reads identification information, and a magnetic disk device 820, and controls these hardware devices. A storage device such as a flash memory may be used instead of the magnetic disk device 820.

  The RAM 812 is an example of a volatile memory. Storage media such as the ROM 811 and the magnetic disk device 820 are examples of nonvolatile memories. These are examples of a storage device or a storage unit, a storage unit, and a buffer. The operation key 814, the first communication unit 815, the second communication unit 816, the lead unit 817, and the like are examples of an input unit and an input device. The display device 813, the first communication unit 815, the second communication unit 816, and the like are examples of an output unit and an output device.

  The magnetic disk device 820 stores an operating system 821 (OS), a program group 823, and a file group 824. The programs in the program group 823 are executed by the CPU 810 and the operating system 821.

  The program group 823 stores programs that execute the functions described as “˜units” in the description of the above embodiments. The program is read and executed by the CPU 810.

  In the description of the above embodiment, the file group 824 includes “to determination result”, “to calculation result”, “to extraction result”, “to generation result”, and “to processing result”. The described information, data, signal values, variable values, parameters, and the like are stored as items of “˜file” and “˜database”. The “˜file” and “˜database” are stored in a recording medium such as a disk or a memory. Information, data, signal values, variable values, and parameters stored in a storage medium such as a disk or memory are read out to the main memory or cache memory by the CPU 810 via a read / write circuit, and extracted, searched, referenced, compared, and calculated. • Used for CPU operations such as calculation, processing, output, and display. Information, data, signal values, variable values, and parameters are temporarily stored in the main memory, cache memory, and buffer memory during the CPU operation of extraction, search, reference, comparison, calculation, calculation, processing, output, and display. Is done.

  In the description of the embodiment described above, data and signal values are recorded on a recording medium such as the memory of the RAM 812 and the magnetic disk of the magnetic disk device 820. Data and signals are transmitted on-line via the bus 825, signal lines, cables, and other transmission media.

  In the above description of the embodiment, what has been described as “to part” may be “to means”, “to circuit”, and “to device”, and “to step” and “to”. “Procedure” and “˜Process” may be used. That is, what has been described as “˜unit” may be realized by firmware stored in the ROM 811. Alternatively, it may be implemented only by software, or only by hardware such as elements, devices, substrates, and wirings, by a combination of software and hardware, or by a combination of firmware. That is, the program causes the computer to function as the “to part” described above. Alternatively, the computer executes the procedure and method of “to part” described above.

  In Embodiments 1 and 2 described above, the device is described as a card reader (reader device). However, it is also possible to grasp the operation of the reader device as a program to be executed by a computer. Alternatively, it can be grasped as a computer-readable recording medium on which the program is recorded. Furthermore, it is possible to grasp the operation of the reader device as a communication method performed by the reader device.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Building, 2 Hoistway, 3 Card reader, 5 Car operation panel, 6 Building door, 7 Elevator operation panel, 9 Arrow, 11 Elevator control panel, 12 Building security system control part, 30 Reader apparatus, 31 Reader side communication interface, 32 Identification information reading unit, 33 Reader side security communication unit, 34 Identifier correspondence information storage unit, 71 Operation panel side communication interface, 72 Operation panel side control unit, 73 Operation panel side display unit, 1000a, 1000b Elevator security system.

Claims (9)

An identification information reading unit that reads identification information of a predetermined type;
The identification information read by the identification information reading unit holds floor number correspondence information in which the predetermined type of identification information is associated with a floor number of a floor that is permitted to use an elevator. Security control that, upon receiving predetermined identification information, identifies a floor number corresponding to the received identification information by searching the floor number correspondence information and returns the identified floor number as use floor information Reading to transmit to the device, receive the usage floor information corresponding to the transmitted identification information from the security control device, and transmit the received usage floor information to a predetermined elevator operation panel connected to be communicable A reader device having a side communication unit;
An operation panel side communication unit that is the predetermined elevator operation panel and receives the use floor information transmitted by the reading side communication unit;
An elevator security system comprising: an elevator operation panel having an operation panel side control unit that receives a destination floor according to a floor number indicated by the use floor information received by the operation panel side communication unit. The reading side communication unit
A health check signal indicating that the reader device is normal is continuously transmitted to the operation panel side communication unit,
The operation panel side control unit
When the health check signal is being received by the operation panel side communication unit, the floor of the floor number indicated by the use floor information is displayed only when the use floor information is received by the operation panel side communication unit. The elevator security system according to claim 1, wherein the elevator security system is received as a floor and executes a predetermined process when the health check signal cannot be received by the operation panel side communication unit. The preset processing for the operation panel control unit is:
3. The elevator security system according to claim 2, wherein the elevator security system is one of a process for accepting an input floor as a destination floor and a process for prohibiting an input floor as a destination floor. An identification information reading unit that reads identification information of a predetermined type;
The identification information read by the identification information reading unit holds floor number correspondence information in which the predetermined type of identification information is associated with a floor number of a floor that is permitted to use an elevator. Security control that, upon receiving predetermined identification information, identifies a floor number corresponding to the received identification information by searching the floor number correspondence information and returns the identified floor number as use floor information Reading to transmit to the device, receive the usage floor information corresponding to the transmitted identification information from the security control device, and transmit the received usage floor information to a predetermined elevator operation panel connected to be communicable A reader device comprising a side communication unit. The reading side communication unit
5. The reader device according to claim 4, wherein a healthy check signal indicating that the reader device is normal is continuously transmitted to the predetermined elevator operation panel. The identification information reading unit
6. The reader device according to claim 4, wherein identification information stored in a card is read from the card as the predetermined type of identification information. The identification information reading unit
6. The reader apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the predetermined type of identification information is read from a user who uses the elevator as a predetermined type of biological information to be read. . An identification information reading unit that reads identification information of a predetermined type;
An identifier correspondence information storage unit for storing identifier correspondence information indicating a correspondence relationship between identification information of the predetermined type registered as authentic and a correspondence identifier that is an identifier uniquely associated with the identification information;
When the identification information is read by the identification information reading unit, a search unit that searches for the correspondence identifier of the identifier correspondence information based on the read identification information;
When the correspondence identifier is hit by the search of the search unit, the correspondence identifier that has been hit is associated with a floor number correspondence information that associates the correspondence identifier with the floor number of the floor that is allowed to use the elevator. When the correspondence identifier is received, the floor number corresponding to the received correspondence identifier is identified by searching the floor number correspondence information, and the identified floor number is returned as use floor information. Transmit to the security control device, receive the usage floor information corresponding to the transmitted correspondence identifier from the security control device, and transmit the received usage floor information to a predetermined elevator operation panel connected to be communicable A reader device having a reading side communication unit
An operation panel side communication unit that is the predetermined elevator operation panel and receives the use floor information transmitted by the reading side communication unit;
An elevator security system comprising: an elevator operation panel having an operation panel side control unit that receives a destination floor according to a floor number indicated by the use floor information received by the operation panel side communication unit. An identification information reading unit that reads identification information of a predetermined type;
An identifier correspondence information storage unit for storing identifier correspondence information indicating a correspondence relationship between identification information of the predetermined type registered as authentic and a correspondence identifier that is an identifier uniquely associated with the identification information;
When the identification information is read by the identification information reading unit, a search unit that searches for the correspondence identifier of the identifier correspondence information based on the read identification information;
When the correspondence identifier is hit by the search of the search unit, the correspondence identifier that has been hit is associated with a floor number correspondence information that associates the correspondence identifier with the floor number of the floor that is allowed to use the elevator. When the correspondence identifier is received, the floor number corresponding to the received correspondence identifier is identified by searching the floor number correspondence information, and the identified floor number is returned as use floor information. Transmit to the security control device, receive the usage floor information corresponding to the transmitted correspondence identifier from the security control device, and transmit the received usage floor information to a predetermined elevator operation panel connected to be communicable A reader device comprising a reading side communication unit.

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